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[quote=Anonymous]With every family I have worked with I have never made a big deal about them being late every once in a while. I understand that stuff comes up and it is hard to get home at a specific time. Keep in mind that these jobs are what pays your pay check. The only reason I would get upset is if I felt like I was getting underpaid on top of them being late on a regular basis or if it was longer than 15 minutes. My last family was also maybe 15 minutes late once a month but they knew I was flexible with them and so they were very flexible with my schedule too. An example of this being one morning I had to run to the courthouse to get my marriage license because it was only open during business hours. My employer just told me to come in at noon and she didn't even count it towards my vacation time. In my case I also got a huge Christmas bonus because they were so happy with me.

I guess if you feel like it is getting out of hand or if they are taking advantage of you then sure go ahead and say something, but if they are otherwise treating you very well just let it go. Also, it is just part of the job to hang around another 10 minutes after you are off to chat. This is the time you get to build your relationship with mb and db. They will like you much more if you take the time at the end of the day to tell them all the cute things their child did that day.    [/quote]

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